The Irish standard., 1887-08-20
NORTHWESTERN NOTES.
DAKOTA.

sington hills.
The First National bank of Sturg1s has
been approved as reserve bank.
Deadwood wants reduction in tele-
phone rates. City rates are $5 month.
Joe Hooker Post G. A. r. of Sioux
Falls, will dedicate new hall Sept 2.
The Indian boy, Fighter, on trial at
Mandan for killing white lad named
Whitmer was acquitted Tuesday.
Samuel Mitchell and City Marshal
James Barry of Elk Point quarreled
Tuesday. Barry struck Mitchell and the
latter stabbed his assailant, who will
probably die. Mitchell is in Jail.
William Jennings, a 14-year old tele-
graph messenger in Chicago, but whose
parents live in Frankfort, was arrested
at the latter place. charged with en-
bezzling money from the Western Union
company. He asserts his innocence.
$- O. G. T1eqen, one of Fargo's oldest
citizens, aged eighty-three, died Tues
day. He emigrated from Norway to
Madison, Wis, torty-one years ago and
+ is said to be one Of the first settlers of
that nationality. He came to Dakota
four years ago.
f. MINNESOTA
Red Wing has asked for free mail de-
livery.
Some Goodhue county acres will
scarcely average 10 bushels of wheat.
D.L. Bigham, of Redwood Falls, sails
August II, for the Argentine Republic.
The fall term of The city schools of
Waseca, will commence September H.
Horace Allen of Chatfeld was run over
by his runaway team and dangerously
hurt.
+ Said that the St. Louis river water
power will be improved by the construc-
tion of ten dams.
Jake Slevitt, of Riceville, Ia was ar
rested at Auams On charge Of passing
counterfeit money.
The first annual Pipestone Agricul-
tural and mechanical association fair will
be held Sept. 27-29.
DR.. Glennan, OF Stoughton, Mass :,
was arrested at Winona and sent to
Rochester as lunatic.
The steamers Campana AMI Emerald
collided in Duluth harbor Tuesday, the
former being slightly injured.
Several prominent Saltwater citizens
were arrested and fined for trespassing
on Wisconsin game preserves.
The J. A. Goodwin post G.. A. r., of
Owatonna, cast unanimous vote in
favor of the dependent pension bill.
The funeral of Mrs. O. F. Perkins, Of
Northfield, who was accidentally y
drowned Sunday, was largely attended.
A O-year-old son of M. Clifton, of St.
Cloud, was shot in the eye Tuesday with
a slug shot. He will lose his eyes1ght.
The Park region fair, comprising the
counties Of Otter Tail. Traverse, Grant
and Wilkin, will open Sept %. continu-
ing four days.
Peter Munsinger, OF st. Cloud, was
awarded the contract for rebuilding tbe
bridge across Sauk river on the St. Joe
road, aud is at WORK.
Ralph Mckenzie of fAnoka, graduate
OF Minnesota State University, won the
third prize in the competition for the
best essay on the protective tariff, $50
Active preparations for electric lights
are being made at Mortified. The
poles will soon be in place and the
wires strung.
The consolidation Of the Duluth Sun
day Sun and the daily Tribune will occur
next week. Mr.. Mitchell is SAID to have
disposed OF controlling interest to his
new partners.
| The annual meeting of the German
Catholic Insurance Company Of Mime.
sofa will be held at the Catholic college
in Mankato, October 18. 1t is expected
that TOO members will be present.
F. Prentiss, of New York, is in Du,
luth contesting for an undivided half o.
/. the Third division of that city. Judge
Dillon. Of New York, is his leading at
torney. The property involved is esti
mated to be worth $50, ,COO,O00
Fargo,
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